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for mahmoud abbas in ramallah, he is really on the sidelines and we can talk about that later. he wants to bring the issue of palestinian statehood to the u.n. on november 29th. that too is a false road. there really isn't a palestinian way through the gun and through hamas. >> no military solution frankly to this conflict by either side. some sort of political solution down the road. that roadmap seems very far off. at this point, hearing distant sounds of explosions, not anywhere in central gaza city, far off in the distance. we'll continue to broadcast from here, also from jerusalem, from the israeli side of the border, border towns have been hard hit over the last seven to eight days. and we'll talk to israeli ambassador michael orrin when we come back. eóoç=Ñp >>> just had an air alarm right now. going off right now. we're going to a safer place. it literally went off as we were going on the air. come on, let's get this thing unplugged. >> please be safe. we're going to -- okay. >> air alarm going off. we are going to move to a safer area. still with me, suzanne? >>
for mahmoud abbas in ramallah, he is really on the sidelines and we can talk about that later. he wants to bring the issue of palestinian statehood to the u.n. on november 29th. that too is a false road. there really isn't a palestinian way through the gun and through hamas. >> no military solution frankly to this conflict by either side. some sort of political solution down the road. that roadmap seems very far off. at this point, hearing distant sounds of explosions, not anywhere in...
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from there we'll be going to ramallah to meet with mahmoud abbas. we'll be right back. [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. if you have a history of heart or blood vessel problems, tell your doctor if you have new or worse symptoms
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for mahmoud abbas in ramallah, he is really on the sidelines. he's come forth with a way, we can talk about it later, he wants to bring the issue of palestinian statehood to u.n. on november 29. that too is a false road. there really isn't a palestinian way through the gun and through hamas. >> no military solution, frankly, to this conflict by either side. some sort of political solution down the road, but again, that road map seems very far off at this point. we're hearing some distant sounds of explosions, not anywhere in central gaza city, but sounds like far off in the distance. we're going to continue to broadcast from here, also from jerusalem from the israeli side of the border and the border towns that have been hard hit over the last seven to eight days. we're also going to talk to israel's ambassador to the u.s. when we come back. 44 @4p@4 >>> we just had an air alarm, it's going off right now. we're going to get into a safer place. it literally just went off as we got in the air. get this thing unplugged. let's get inside. >> please
for mahmoud abbas in ramallah, he is really on the sidelines. he's come forth with a way, we can talk about it later, he wants to bring the issue of palestinian statehood to u.n. on november 29. that too is a false road. there really isn't a palestinian way through the gun and through hamas. >> no military solution, frankly, to this conflict by either side. some sort of political solution down the road, but again, that road map seems very far off at this point. we're hearing some distant...
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one is yourselves and mahmoud abbas. the other is hamas. there's an increasing distance between these two organizations which makes it very, very difficult to know who should be negotiating with israel. >> well, the plo, palestine liberation organization remains the representative of the palestinian people, even when hamas formed the palestinian government after the elections of 2006, they acknowledged this fact that the plo will be in charge of conducting negotiations with israel in order to resolve the conflict. so there's no question about who represents the palestinian people here. we do have political differences. this is not a secret. but when it comes to confronting this israeli brutal attack against the gaza strip, witnessing the deaths of innocent civilians, 135 so far have been killed, almost 1,000 wounded, we have put aside all our differences and we do our best to protect our people. >> how do you personally feel about the indiscriminate firing of rockets into israeli civilian areas going back months and years? >> well, we alway
one is yourselves and mahmoud abbas. the other is hamas. there's an increasing distance between these two organizations which makes it very, very difficult to know who should be negotiating with israel. >> well, the plo, palestine liberation organization remains the representative of the palestinian people, even when hamas formed the palestinian government after the elections of 2006, they acknowledged this fact that the plo will be in charge of conducting negotiations with israel in...
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she landed with tel aviv and met with benjamin netanyahu, and later she will meet with mahmoud abbas and president morsi in israel. what are you hearing about the talks with netanyahu? >> they met about two hours with netanyahu, the defense minister, foreign minister, national security team. they spent two hours, the statement released by the state department says she was briefed on the israeli position of all issues. she wants to see a deescalation of what's going on, she uses the word a calm. they are avoiding the word cease-fire for right now throughout the day, there is speculation coming from hamas and egyptian officials that they were close to a cease-fire. israelis downplaying the possibility. saying they weren't there until they actually had an agreement. no agreement, and if anything, it looks like there was an intensification of the shelling of southern israel today by hamas and an intelligence fiction of israeli attacks in gaza, witnessed by what happened to you guys what you saw over the past hour or two in gaza city. the negotiations will continue tomorrow, hillary clint
she landed with tel aviv and met with benjamin netanyahu, and later she will meet with mahmoud abbas and president morsi in israel. what are you hearing about the talks with netanyahu? >> they met about two hours with netanyahu, the defense minister, foreign minister, national security team. they spent two hours, the statement released by the state department says she was briefed on the israeli position of all issues. she wants to see a deescalation of what's going on, she uses the word a...
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>> well, i think this must be a nightmare for the palestinian authority and mahmoud abbas. because all the attention has been on hamas in gaza and meshaal has been here with a seat at the table obviously talking through the egyptians to the u.s. and to israel. nonetheless, a seat at the table. i think what's really interesting is if, indeed, the parameters of this cease-fire include a lifting of the blockade of gaza and easing of restrictions, trade and commerce, travel restrictions, and by -- for the israelis if it results in a lack of rockets coming into israel, no more rockets being fired into israel, and no more resupply of weapons to gaza, then, perhaps, there's something to build on. but the fact of the matter is that it looks like hamas is a force to be reckoned with even after this eight days or more of war. >> and negotiations, if the cease-fire holds for the next 24 hours, negotiations are to begin again for these next steps? >> yes. obviously, this is sort of a cease-fire. but there are many more things to be built on it. and the interesting thing again here, whi
>> well, i think this must be a nightmare for the palestinian authority and mahmoud abbas. because all the attention has been on hamas in gaza and meshaal has been here with a seat at the table obviously talking through the egyptians to the u.s. and to israel. nonetheless, a seat at the table. i think what's really interesting is if, indeed, the parameters of this cease-fire include a lifting of the blockade of gaza and easing of restrictions, trade and commerce, travel restrictions, and...
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in particular with mahmoud abbas, with the palestinian authority, with the group with israel and the united states has been trying to deal with. and as you said, trying to political isolate hamas by not recognizing them? >> reporter: well, i think this must be a nightmare for the palestinian authority and mahmoud abbas, because all the attention has been on gaza, and he has been seated at the table, obviously talking to the egyptians, to the u.s. and israel. but nonetheless, seated at the table. i think what is really interesting, if indeed, the parameters of this cease-fire include the lifting of the blockade of gaza, and easing of restrictions, trade and commerce, and travel restrictions, and by the israelis if it results in a lack of rockets coming into israel. no more rockets being fired into israel, and no more re-supply of weapons to gaza, then perhaps there is something to build on. but the fact of the matter is, it looks like hamas is a force to be reckoned with, even eight days after this war. >> and negotiations, if the cease-fire holds for the next 24 hours, negotiations a
in particular with mahmoud abbas, with the palestinian authority, with the group with israel and the united states has been trying to deal with. and as you said, trying to political isolate hamas by not recognizing them? >> reporter: well, i think this must be a nightmare for the palestinian authority and mahmoud abbas, because all the attention has been on gaza, and he has been seated at the table, obviously talking to the egyptians, to the u.s. and israel. but nonetheless, seated at the...
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and the future lies with hamas as opposed with mahmoud abbas? >> well, i don't think the united states is about to switch sides and start backing hamas. but it does, indeed, represent failure of the policy that was put into effect after the january 2006 elections here in the palestinian territories, where the united states with israel, with the european union, began to impose some fairly stringent restrictions on hamas, and in an attempt to isolate it. in june 2007, it's widely believed the united states sort of passively supported an attempted coup d'etat by fatah to outst hamas from power and they failed. and hamas has survived two wars with israel so to speak and survived all of the isolation, all of the sanctions and we've seen within the last eight days, senior arab foreign ministers, we've seen the turkish foreign minister come. hamas suddenly out of isolation. now in the mainstream, largely because of the changes in the arab world because of the so-called arab spring, anderson. >> fareed zachrrhea, we've scene plenty of cease fires before
and the future lies with hamas as opposed with mahmoud abbas? >> well, i don't think the united states is about to switch sides and start backing hamas. but it does, indeed, represent failure of the policy that was put into effect after the january 2006 elections here in the palestinian territories, where the united states with israel, with the european union, began to impose some fairly stringent restrictions on hamas, and in an attempt to isolate it. in june 2007, it's widely believed...
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the president of the palestinian authority mahmoud abbas. he's not only played a prominent role in all of this. i want to play if we can a clip of what senator dianne feinstein told piers morgan yesterday. >> i think israel moving forward with mahmoud abbas is the only way to go. and to miss this opportunity, actually because the window is closing, the demographics of the area are making it increasingly difficult, because the arab population inside of israel is increasing every year. so this is, in my book, it is an opportunity. and it -- if the moderate arab nations would ever really step up to really be helpful in solving this, i believe it could be solved. >> your reaction ambassador holliday? >> well, typically when we've had these flare-ups, and the escalations in violence, there has been some kind of peace process in play that you could go back to. and i think what senator feinstein is referring to is the fact that there haven't been talks with -- between abbas and the israeli government. over issues of how you start negotiations, and
the president of the palestinian authority mahmoud abbas. he's not only played a prominent role in all of this. i want to play if we can a clip of what senator dianne feinstein told piers morgan yesterday. >> i think israel moving forward with mahmoud abbas is the only way to go. and to miss this opportunity, actually because the window is closing, the demographics of the area are making it increasingly difficult, because the arab population inside of israel is increasing every year. so...
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earlier, she sat down with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in the west bank. and now she is sitting down with the egyptian president, mohamed morsi, who is trying to broker a peace deal. the bus attack in tel aviv, how bigative shadow does it cast on this peace process? >> reporter: i think it puts enormous pressure on the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. if he were inclined to go ahead toward a cease fire -- there were ind kags they were moving toward that, though it's not a deal that that was completely wrapped up. the citizens are outraged. it's been pretty quiet as far as terrorist attacks inside israel are concerned over these past several years. and now this -- no one yet no an authoritative position has claimed responsibility. various groups, including hamas, have expressed, and praised the attack, if you will, even if they haven't claimed responsibility for it. it just complicates what already was a very difficult situation, carol, to begin w i don't know how it's going to play out. i do know that the secretary of state, hillary clinton, would reall
earlier, she sat down with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in the west bank. and now she is sitting down with the egyptian president, mohamed morsi, who is trying to broker a peace deal. the bus attack in tel aviv, how bigative shadow does it cast on this peace process? >> reporter: i think it puts enormous pressure on the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. if he were inclined to go ahead toward a cease fire -- there were ind kags they were moving toward that, though it's not a deal...
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secretary clinton met with palestinian authority mahmoud abbas in the west bank and benjamin net ya knetanahu in ca. let's go straight to fred pleitgen where sirens have been going off earlier. and joining us is ben wedeman in the gaza strip, gaza city. fred, what are you seeing now in ashkelon? >> reporter: >> from ted pleitgen, have the rockets stopped in ashkelon? >> reporter: the rockets, yes, have stopped in ashkelon. it was interesting, because up until about a minute before our broadcast began, there were still booms that were heard in the sky. and about ten minutes ago we had to run for cover in ashkelon. now it appears as though things are quiet. i can tell you from speaking to people here on the ground, they're telling us this he don't really believe in this cease-fire just yet at this point in time. folks that we're speaking to at this cafe who have been watching the speech of prime minister benjamin netanyahu say they believe this is not a solution to the problem that they are going to be having to face rockets falling on their heads very soon again, anderson. >> i'm also joined h
secretary clinton met with palestinian authority mahmoud abbas in the west bank and benjamin net ya knetanahu in ca. let's go straight to fred pleitgen where sirens have been going off earlier. and joining us is ben wedeman in the gaza strip, gaza city. fred, what are you seeing now in ashkelon? >> reporter: >> from ted pleitgen, have the rockets stopped in ashkelon? >> reporter: the rockets, yes, have stopped in ashkelon. it was interesting, because up until about a minute...
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mahmoud abbas is really on the sideline. >> is there a military solution to the conflict here? is this something, can israel cut out all the rockets, can they stop all the rockets just through military means? doesn't seem like it. >> no. absolutely not. you know, if they continue to get better, what hezbollah's learned to do and the iranians have is to swarm these batteries. if you fire enough rockets in one direction, the iron dome simply can't take them all down. and that's the dilemma for the israelis. if they just let this go on without a solution, they'll be worse off in two or three more years. they've got to find a diplomatic solution to this. militarily it's not winnable. >> anderson, if i can actually add something to that. the iron dome is quite a development technologically but in a sense, it's a technical remedy for a political solution. without a political solution, hamas will change tactics. don't forget that in the '90s, the early 2000s, they were using suicide bombings. that sort of didn't pay any dividends. they switched to rockets. the rockets don't work, they
mahmoud abbas is really on the sideline. >> is there a military solution to the conflict here? is this something, can israel cut out all the rockets, can they stop all the rockets just through military means? doesn't seem like it. >> no. absolutely not. you know, if they continue to get better, what hezbollah's learned to do and the iranians have is to swarm these batteries. if you fire enough rockets in one direction, the iron dome simply can't take them all down. and that's the...
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tomorrow, secretary clinton meets with the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas and then will fly to egypt to speak with president mohamed morsi. that is going to be a very interesting conversation, because, of course, as so many of you are aware, morsi is in a tough situation. many of the people in egypt, obviously, don't support working with israel at all. and within the past hour, there were several explosions in gaza city. let's get straight to our team there. >> obviously, looks like we're having a problem with that shot. we'll be getting there in just a moment. difficult to communicate with them, because of these rockets that have been going off. let's try again. let's go back there to ben. >> here in gaza. there were a few hours of relative quiet. but as we have seen within really the last 15 minutes, an intense attack on a building behind right where i am. it's a complex where we understand there are some government offices, and we understand from other palestinian sources that some of the security personnel who were vacated from other areas, other offices around gaza, may ha
tomorrow, secretary clinton meets with the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas and then will fly to egypt to speak with president mohamed morsi. that is going to be a very interesting conversation, because, of course, as so many of you are aware, morsi is in a tough situation. many of the people in egypt, obviously, don't support working with israel at all. and within the past hour, there were several explosions in gaza city. let's get straight to our team there. >> obviously, looks like...
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then the next day she'll visit ramallah to talk to mahmoud abbas. the u.s. as you know does not speak to hamas which regards as a terrorist organization. the next day she heads to egypt to me with president morsi. the u.s. is relying on egyptians to work influence with hamas. u.s. officials make it clear they believe the only us in is on hamas to take the first steps towards a truce. >> bottom line remains that hamas has to stop the rocket fire. they're the ones who are going to have to be a part of a solution that ends the type of terror that israeli citizens have faced over so many months with this barrage of rockets coming into israeli territory. >> reporter: the same u.s. official said the president believes israel has the right to choose how it will defend itself. but also made clear, he believes there are high costs to israel with the ground invasion. the goal is a diplomatic solution. so for clinton the goal would be a temporary cease-fire creating the time to find a negotiated long-term peace agreement. that would be good for the region but also on a
then the next day she'll visit ramallah to talk to mahmoud abbas. the u.s. as you know does not speak to hamas which regards as a terrorist organization. the next day she heads to egypt to me with president morsi. the u.s. is relying on egyptians to work influence with hamas. u.s. officials make it clear they believe the only us in is on hamas to take the first steps towards a truce. >> bottom line remains that hamas has to stop the rocket fire. they're the ones who are going to have to...
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we don't want to talk to mahmoud abbas. so the settlements continue. the land confiscation continues, the blockade continues. so rather than the world looking for excuses as to why not to pressure israel, they should be looking for reasons so as to pressure israel to finally end its military rule over the palestinians and let them live in freedom. >> diana, thank you so much for your time this morning. >>> looking for a solution on the fiscal cliff, one senator now bucking the party line. but will that help get a deal done? we'll look into it. hurry in this saturday and sunday for great deals. like the lucid by lg, free. or the galaxy nexus by samsung, free. this weekend, get the best deals on the best devices on the best network. exclusively at verizon. make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the pow
we don't want to talk to mahmoud abbas. so the settlements continue. the land confiscation continues, the blockade continues. so rather than the world looking for excuses as to why not to pressure israel, they should be looking for reasons so as to pressure israel to finally end its military rule over the palestinians and let them live in freedom. >> diana, thank you so much for your time this morning. >>> looking for a solution on the fiscal cliff, one senator now bucking the...
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what can you tell me about this phone call between the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, and one of the leaders of hamas? >> reporter: well, it most certainly is something of a warming of relations between the two specific detailsdetails at point not very clear. there seems to be an effort to unify the two palestinians bodies. at the very least at this point in time they do need to be presenting more of a united front moving forward. palestinians have been through this cycle of violence, be it in gaza or in the west bank or in other places with israel in the past. what people really want to try to find is some sort of long-term solution. we do have this short-term solution, this cease fire that so far has been holding up until now. many people do realize that unless there is a viable long-term agreement between these two entities they'll only have to relive the cycle of violence once again. for the first time since all of this began, we are seeing people out in the streets of gaza. 24 hours ago, the roads below us were completely deserted, people staying indoors, fearful
what can you tell me about this phone call between the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, and one of the leaders of hamas? >> reporter: well, it most certainly is something of a warming of relations between the two specific detailsdetails at point not very clear. there seems to be an effort to unify the two palestinians bodies. at the very least at this point in time they do need to be presenting more of a united front moving forward. palestinians have been through this cycle...
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hillary clinton having arier met with the palestinian authority mahmoud abbas, two separate meetings with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. earl yes today i spoke about the efforts to try to chief a cease-fire with the israeli president simon shimon peres. >> will there be a cease-fire? >> this time the expectations are really a little bit over the horizon, but we are waiting and trying. the situation is very change. both sides wouldn't like to see a ground operation. so a cease-fire is really preferred by both sides, but the continues south of the boot -- the conditions that hamas is asking israel to accept? >> yes. >> what do they want? >> they want that israel will do nothing. we should not fly over. we should not guard the border, many other conditions. the conditions of israel is basically security conditions. and their conditions are bakley political ones, and this is a contradiction. >>> my full interview with shimon is peres will air at 4:00 p.m. eastern. i spent time with a family who went through hell when a rocket came in from gaza. the hamas rockets came towa
hillary clinton having arier met with the palestinian authority mahmoud abbas, two separate meetings with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. earl yes today i spoke about the efforts to try to chief a cease-fire with the israeli president simon shimon peres. >> will there be a cease-fire? >> this time the expectations are really a little bit over the horizon, but we are waiting and trying. the situation is very change. both sides wouldn't like to see a ground operation....
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mahmoud abbas and his fatah faction. the palestinian leaders were supposed to be the moderate peace brokers. now they can't even claim to speak for all palestinians and proved they have no leverage with hamas, their arch-rival. >> this is not a good outcome for abbas and the two-state solution. >> always a player, riran's han is arguably weaken the. iron dome shot hundreds of missiles out of the sky. what if israel attacks iran? can it still call on hamas to retaliate? in one week with one truce allies and enemies in the region have shifted again. this will have an impact on any peace negotiations going forward. cnn, atlanta.
mahmoud abbas and his fatah faction. the palestinian leaders were supposed to be the moderate peace brokers. now they can't even claim to speak for all palestinians and proved they have no leverage with hamas, their arch-rival. >> this is not a good outcome for abbas and the two-state solution. >> always a player, riran's han is arguably weaken the. iron dome shot hundreds of missiles out of the sky. what if israel attacks iran? can it still call on hamas to retaliate? in one week...
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abbas called on arab league leaders to hold a summit as soon as possible. those abbas's group gave up control of hamas years ago, he said he's in close contact with leaders there. he also said he thinks israel's latest attacks are designed, quote, to increase division between two parts of the homeland. that's the arab homeland he's talking about. i'm joined now. he's the palestinian liberation organization representative to the u.s. mr. ambassador, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> i don't know if you were able to see what happened live on our air. when you see things like that, what goes through your head? >> well, what goes through my head, the suffering of my people in the gaza strip and the atrocities the israelis are committing against an innocent population. you referred anderson cooper referred in his report to 11 people killed from the same family. 4 under the age of 10, including a pregnant woman with a yet to be born baby. there is human suffering as a result of this israeli campaign. that's where our hearts and minds are right now. >> do you
abbas called on arab league leaders to hold a summit as soon as possible. those abbas's group gave up control of hamas years ago, he said he's in close contact with leaders there. he also said he thinks israel's latest attacks are designed, quote, to increase division between two parts of the homeland. that's the arab homeland he's talking about. i'm joined now. he's the palestinian liberation organization representative to the u.s. mr. ambassador, thank you very much. >> thank you....
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. >> do you have confidence in the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas? is he somebody that you trust and do you believe he should now be wielding, if he can, more authority to try and rein in hamas? >> yes. i have respect for president abbas. i think he is a serious man. i know him for 30 years. i think he's courageous. he stood up openly and declared that he is against terror, for peace, that he's for a solution acceptable by the two sides how to handle the refugee problem, and he did it in an uneasy situation. i think he is mistaken by going to the united nations right now, because this again may help him more than anybody else. i would prefer to see him giving us time to stop the shooting in gaza and returning to the negotiating table without prior conditions. >> when you negotiate, mr. president, with anybody, you have to offer concessions, things that you wouldn't necessarily want to offer. what are you prepared to concede to hamas if it gets to negotiation? >> we don't put any conditions at all. hamas is putting conditions. the minute that hamas wi
. >> do you have confidence in the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas? is he somebody that you trust and do you believe he should now be wielding, if he can, more authority to try and rein in hamas? >> yes. i have respect for president abbas. i think he is a serious man. i know him for 30 years. i think he's courageous. he stood up openly and declared that he is against terror, for peace, that he's for a solution acceptable by the two sides how to handle the refugee...
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abbas. that's happening in ramallah on the west bank. and netanyahu, the prime minister, in jerusalem, another conversation she's having. now she goes to cairo where she's meeting with the egyptian president mursi. mrs. clinton making it clear that she is not interested in a quick fix in gaza. >> the goal must be a durable outcome that promotes regional stability, and advances the security and legitimate aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. >> cnn reporters flanking the middle east today to bring you the most comprehensive coverage of the crisis in gaza and in jerusalem and in israel. ben wedeman is in gaza city. frederick pleitgen is in ashkelon city. we begin with sara sidner at the scene of that bus explosion that happened just a little while ago in tel aviv. sara first of all describe for me how that looks right now. >> what has happened right now is the cleanup is under way. there are still tape up around the scene. we're very close to the defense department building, and the
abbas. that's happening in ramallah on the west bank. and netanyahu, the prime minister, in jerusalem, another conversation she's having. now she goes to cairo where she's meeting with the egyptian president mursi. mrs. clinton making it clear that she is not interested in a quick fix in gaza. >> the goal must be a durable outcome that promotes regional stability, and advances the security and legitimate aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. >> cnn reporters flanking the...
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. >> what about the palestinian situation where you have mahmoud abbas on one side, and hamas on the other. you basically have two governments working there. is it possible to even get to a serious discussion about a two-state solution if you don't really know which government is calling the shots? >> it is hard, isn't it? because you don't know who you're negotiating with, in the case of hamas. and the related groups that are part of this, because some of them are loosely affiliated with hamas. you do have a wing of hamas that is extremely violent. extremely dangerous, as you see from the scenes that we saw, the body being dragged through the streets and people being killed. on the other hand, fatah doesn't seem to have enough control over the people. you would hope we can get them to work together so that they can have a common purpose. i don't think you can finally get to a solution here until the two of them are working together. >> briefly, rudy, we talked about the republican party. what about chris christie who is getting flak from the senior members who think he was disloyal
. >> what about the palestinian situation where you have mahmoud abbas on one side, and hamas on the other. you basically have two governments working there. is it possible to even get to a serious discussion about a two-state solution if you don't really know which government is calling the shots? >> it is hard, isn't it? because you don't know who you're negotiating with, in the case of hamas. and the related groups that are part of this, because some of them are loosely...
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. >> reporter: and how does mahmoud abbas who controls the west bank part of their territory come out of this? >> reporter: he's sort of been sidelined by the entire thing. he has been in touch with hamas leaders here in gaza. but in a sense rs he, he's not a player. it's the egyptians who are a critical intermediary. abbas really is on the sidelines. >> reporter: bob, is there a military solution to the conflict here? can israel cut out all the rockets? can they stop all the rockets just through military means? it doesn't seem like it. >> no. no, absolutely not. and you know, if they continue to get better, what hezbollah has learned to do and the iranians have is to swarm these batteries. if you fire enough rockets in one direction, the iron dome simply can't take them all down. and that's what the dilemma for the israelis, if they just let this go on without a solution, they'll be worse off in two or three more years. they've got to find a diplomatic solution to this. militarily, it's not winnable. >> reporter: anderson, if i could actually add something to that, the iron dome is q
. >> reporter: and how does mahmoud abbas who controls the west bank part of their territory come out of this? >> reporter: he's sort of been sidelined by the entire thing. he has been in touch with hamas leaders here in gaza. but in a sense rs he, he's not a player. it's the egyptians who are a critical intermediary. abbas really is on the sidelines. >> reporter: bob, is there a military solution to the conflict here? can israel cut out all the rockets? can they stop all the...
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mahmoud abbas and his fatah faction. the palestinian leaders were supposed to be the moderate peace brokers. now they can't even claim to speak for all palestinians, and proved they have no leverage with hamas. >> this is not a good outcome for abbas and not a good outcome for the pursuit of a two-state solution. >> reporter: and always a player, iran's hand is arguably weakened after this episode. iron dome shot hundreds of its missiles out of the sky. what if israel attacks iran? can it still call on hamas to retaliate? one week with one truce, with allies and enemies in the region have shifted again. and this will have an impact on any peace negotiations going forward. paula newton cnn, atlanta. >>> hamas is touting itself as the big winner in the more than week-long battle against israel, but it may have suffered a mainly game-changing loss in the violence. our brian todd is joining us now with details. we're talking about a loss of leadership here. >> that's right, joe. you know the irony here is hamas' loss at the
mahmoud abbas and his fatah faction. the palestinian leaders were supposed to be the moderate peace brokers. now they can't even claim to speak for all palestinians, and proved they have no leverage with hamas. >> this is not a good outcome for abbas and not a good outcome for the pursuit of a two-state solution. >> reporter: and always a player, iran's hand is arguably weakened after this episode. iron dome shot hundreds of its missiles out of the sky. what if israel attacks iran?...
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that's why we saw mahmoud abbas in europe this week trying to persuade them to get support. everybody says it is through negotiations, but the palestinians say we're getting nowhere. they just announced another 1200 homes to be built in east jerusalem. >> we're looking at this, we're talking rockets going from here, right -- >> all the way to here. >> all the way to here. when we say it went to tel aviv but went in the water this is why, they're so close to -- >> these are not missiles. they're not firing it with any accuracy. they're rockets sent u in a id. >> h far are tki he >> y'r talmo an40aing for -- to increase the range even more. they're getting this technology from the ukraine and russia, they have palest havinians udied at the universities there. they have taken the technology home. this is widespread grad rocket -- katyusha rocket technology. >> if this becomes a ground war, i asked ben the same question this changes how? >> it changes in terms of civilian casualties, it is unavoidable if you put that much firepower in there. remember there is still the question
that's why we saw mahmoud abbas in europe this week trying to persuade them to get support. everybody says it is through negotiations, but the palestinians say we're getting nowhere. they just announced another 1200 homes to be built in east jerusalem. >> we're looking at this, we're talking rockets going from here, right -- >> all the way to here. >> all the way to here. when we say it went to tel aviv but went in the water this is why, they're so close to -- >> these...
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secretary clinton meeting earlier with the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, who a lot of people think is irrelevant in these discussions. also benjamin netanyahu. it really stands out in her various talks who she has not talked to, and that is one of the actual combatants, hamas. how does that play into all this? >> can you take this to the bank, michael. washington is not going to interact with hamas. washington views hamas as a terrorist group. any attempt to interact with hamas will infuriate israel and will undermine that critical relationship for washington, and that's where egypt can play a key role. of course, egypt has strong ties with hamas. hamas was born out of the muslim brotherhood, and many say that's why if these two governments can band together, cairo and washington, they can both play the role of peace makers. so far it hasn't happened, but certainly diplomatic efforts continuing at this hour, michael. >> there are many people thinking that the obama administration in the first at least kept this whole issue at arm's length, but certainly getting invo
secretary clinton meeting earlier with the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, who a lot of people think is irrelevant in these discussions. also benjamin netanyahu. it really stands out in her various talks who she has not talked to, and that is one of the actual combatants, hamas. how does that play into all this? >> can you take this to the bank, michael. washington is not going to interact with hamas. washington views hamas as a terrorist group. any attempt to interact...
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also the president of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abb abbas. we do not know if he'll be meeting with any hamas officials. he most certainly is not expected to be making a trip to gaza. another explosion again in the distance. we're hearing sirens from the streets below.happening, we are expecting a trip from the 16 foreign ministers, the members of the arab league as well as the turkish foreign minister. certainly a lot of movement on the diplomatic front, but we're stillen continuing to hear e explosi explosions. >> i'm sure people very accustomed to noises like that. arwa damon, thank you. >>> israeli president shimon peres says he is concerned about stopping the iranians from sending long-range missiles to hamas. peres telling piers morgan he sees two distinct story lines developing in this gaza conflict. one positive, one negative. >> the positive is the constructive wall that the egyptian president is playing right now, and we appreciate very much his efforts. the other is the iranians. they are trying again to encourage the hamas to conti
also the president of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abb abbas. we do not know if he'll be meeting with any hamas officials. he most certainly is not expected to be making a trip to gaza. another explosion again in the distance. we're hearing sirens from the streets below.happening, we are expecting a trip from the 16 foreign ministers, the members of the arab league as well as the turkish foreign minister. certainly a lot of movement on the diplomatic front, but we're stillen continuing to...
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is the palestinian authority -- you're associated with the president, mahmoud abbas, on the same page right now with hamas in gaza? >> look, today, we are not the authority. we are all palestinians, wolf. it is our people. we know we want to reach peace. that's our ticket to security and peace. unfortunately, we have been unable for 20 years to achieve this goal. today what we need to focus on is to reach a cease-fire, what we need to focus on is to stop this. failure should not be an option. and i think we can do it tonight. the egyptians are determined and they can do it and they can deliver. let's focus on one thing now -- to have a cease-fire. >> saeb, let's hope there will be peace negotiations soon. saeb, thanks very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> saeb, the palestinian peace negotiator. on both sides of the border, people are living and dying among the explosions. arwa dame season is in gaza. tell our viewers what you've seen today. >> reporter: throughout the day, we were seeing on different occasions rockets being fired from here towards israel. there were also a number
is the palestinian authority -- you're associated with the president, mahmoud abbas, on the same page right now with hamas in gaza? >> look, today, we are not the authority. we are all palestinians, wolf. it is our people. we know we want to reach peace. that's our ticket to security and peace. unfortunately, we have been unable for 20 years to achieve this goal. today what we need to focus on is to reach a cease-fire, what we need to focus on is to stop this. failure should not be an...
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mahmoud abbas, who is working hard to achieve a peaceful solution to the conflict, but, unfortunately, all his efforts were disregarded by the americans and it took from the statements of susan rice of the u.n. or victoria w nuland at the state department. >> sir, thank you very much. i understand how passionate you are about this, both sides, certainly a lot of passion. meanwhile we talk about peace, and here we see it in gaza city, another explosion and more smoke in the air surrounding gaza city, so certainly no -- no progress being made in terms of stopping the firing of rockets here on either side. president obama met with some members of the u.s. olympics gymnastics team this week and just look at his face. you can tell he is not impressed. to the gas stationy going about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j
mahmoud abbas, who is working hard to achieve a peaceful solution to the conflict, but, unfortunately, all his efforts were disregarded by the americans and it took from the statements of susan rice of the u.n. or victoria w nuland at the state department. >> sir, thank you very much. i understand how passionate you are about this, both sides, certainly a lot of passion. meanwhile we talk about peace, and here we see it in gaza city, another explosion and more smoke in the air surrounding...
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you don't negotiate an electoral campaign. >> have you said this to president mahmoud abbas? >> yes. i have respect for him. i don't give him advice. so let him wait until two or three months for the american government. and then also we can even improve the meaning of opening negotiations without prior conditions, because they say no prior conditions and now prior conditions. oldest can be settled. and they say it will take another two or three months. if they don't do it, the congress may stop the financial assistance through the palestinians. hamas will get money from iran, from turkey, from other countries, and it will look like hamas is winning the story. it's a mistake. >> i know your time is limited, so i'll ask you the question i've been asking people. the other day john mccain, a senator, suggested that president obama ask former president bill clinton to serve as a special envoy to try to revive israeli palestinian peace negotiations. george mitchell did it until about a year and a half ago. hillary clinton is leaving the state department. do you think that's a good
you don't negotiate an electoral campaign. >> have you said this to president mahmoud abbas? >> yes. i have respect for him. i don't give him advice. so let him wait until two or three months for the american government. and then also we can even improve the meaning of opening negotiations without prior conditions, because they say no prior conditions and now prior conditions. oldest can be settled. and they say it will take another two or three months. if they don't do it, the...
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she's going to meet with mahmoud abbas in the morning and then goes to egypt to meet with mohamed morsi. we'll see if she follows up or engages in some shuttle diplomacy. sara, thanks for all your excellent work. we really, really appreciate pit. >>> we're also keeping a close eye not only on the violence in gaza, but syria as well. government forces there aren't letting up on their attacks on rebel forces who today got a major international boost. stand by. [ female announcer ] e-trade technology can help make you a better investor. our e-trade 360 investing dashboard shows you where your money is, live. e-trade pro is so usable you'll actually use it. and our apps are the ultimate in mobile investing. become a better investor at e-trade. is what drives us to broadcast the world's biggest events in 3d, or live to your seat high above the atlantic ocean. it's what drives us to create eco-friendly race tracks, batteries that power tomorrow's cars, nearly indestructible laptops, and the sustainable smart towns of the future. at panasonic, we're driven to make what matters most better. jus
she's going to meet with mahmoud abbas in the morning and then goes to egypt to meet with mohamed morsi. we'll see if she follows up or engages in some shuttle diplomacy. sara, thanks for all your excellent work. we really, really appreciate pit. >>> we're also keeping a close eye not only on the violence in gaza, but syria as well. government forces there aren't letting up on their attacks on rebel forces who today got a major international boost. stand by. [ female announcer ]...
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she gets up the next morning and goes to ramallah, to meet with mahmoud abbas, head of the palestinian authority. he has been very much sidelined, as we've been pointing out. he doesn't have a lot of direct influence on what is going on, certainly, on hamas, which runs gaza. so that's a difficult situation. and then finally she will be going also on wednesday to cairo. and that's where the key is. they are the brokers here, the people who are talking to hamas and trying to bring aut some type of cease fire. it appears that that now is going to happen. but again a lot of caveats about that. >> jill dougherty for us this morning. thank you, jill. >>> interesting. it sets up for hillary clinton as she arrives this very -- it sounds like fragile, tentative, any sin -- synonym you want to use there. >> as soon as we saw the news overnight it seemed something was going on in the region. >> that's exactly right. it's not at a presidential level but that's how these things kind of work, kind of precooked. you have to wait for it to fully bake. >> king abdullah of saudi arabia has laid out two
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. >> just minutes ago we saw the authority, the president of mahmoud abbas saying they are denying palestinians the right to establish an independent state, taking a really hard line there. you also say the israeli military putting out this statement an hour ago saying they're going to operate so the mission has been complete and that hamas has now turned the gaza strip into a base for the iranians to directly target israeli civilians. you could not have a more different picture from these two sides. the idf is saying that they believe iranian is a -- there are many different schools of thought. some say there's a link between hamas and iran that's fractured because of the hamas's refusal to support them during the civil war. >> thank you very much. president obama won the popular vote on election day, but in king county, texas, only 3% of the county voted for obama. >> if you could tell barack obama to do one thing, what would you tell him? >> to resign. >> what is up with king county, texas? [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, now is a good time to think about your options. ar
. >> just minutes ago we saw the authority, the president of mahmoud abbas saying they are denying palestinians the right to establish an independent state, taking a really hard line there. you also say the israeli military putting out this statement an hour ago saying they're going to operate so the mission has been complete and that hamas has now turned the gaza strip into a base for the iranians to directly target israeli civilians. you could not have a more different picture from...